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THE use of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) as a reference standard in biochemical investigations1, which is now well established, rests on the observed constancy of DNA content in each somatic cell in a species. With certain exceptions, the number of cells in a sample may be related to the amount of DNA2.
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LEE, J. Compounds interfering in the Diphenylamine Test for Deoxyribonucleic Acid. Nature 200, 264–266 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/200264a0
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